Ìbàdàn ibi olè ti ñ jàre olóhun
Before you start calling Ìbàdàn people thieves because of the eulogy ìbàdàn ibi olè ti ñ jàre olóhun check this first and it will help to correct the wrong notion,idea and sentiment about the people of the great city IBADAN
The first thing I find interesting about Ibadan is the eulogy, popularly known as Oríkì.
“Ìbàdàn ile oluyole, ibi tole ti n jare olohun
Ìbàdàn omo agesin kole, ìbàdàn omo a joro sun
Ibi ole ngbe nja loju olohun. In case you have no clues about what they mean, let me help you a bit. This eulogy, by definition a speech or poetry of praise for the city, describes Ibadan as the place where the thieves are proved innocent in the presence of the owners. A land where thieves rob in royalty, actually using horses and not considering it a secret. A land where the brave make use of what is available, where thieves don’t wait till you sleep or are not around to rob. Where people are creative and can use the shell of snails to drink pap. I’m sure you can put the eulogy together yourself.
Back to current realities. In the last decades, many HYIPs have been springing up in Ibadan and the country at large, the question that I’ve regularly asked is, does this Ibadan eulogy apply? Are we going to witness a scenario where the thieves will be declared innocent and the investors fraudulent? Are people being rob without the cover of night? Are we witnessing the creativity of people doing what seems practical to survive? These questions have been very directed in my mind, but I guess we can all answer those questions.
To shed more light on the eulogy i.e. practical illustration: to those people that you were asked to invest 10k and get 20k and you did. But later in the day the company swindled your money. Sé olè ò ti jàre olóhun báyìí? Also, you that invest with them are you not a thief?.
By now you should have more understanding about the eulogy “Ìbàdàn ibi olè tí n jàre olóhun”.
In light of the above, henceforth stop calling Ìbàdàn people thieves. Ìbàdàn eulogy is for the wise thinkers and not mediocre.
Proudly Ìbàdàn Indegene .
Olúyòlé Ìbàdàn
A mo rawa
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Àare Adéfisóyè, A.A. (Demmy)
Executive President, FIBSU Unilorin Chapter
Chairman, Ona-Ara Students’ Union.
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01-06-2020
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